New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
BROADWAY ELEVATED ROAD.
npoprpry-oWNERs WHO OPPOSE 1T.

ppoprpry-oWNERs WHO OPPOSE 1T.
nor,sr To RE SENT TO ALBANY-oPINIoNs ON
THE SUBJECT.
nrorrnts Of an elevated road in Broauway
vsr. hard at work yesterday Tor the nrss JIM ..h,.
Judge Hilton Lord & Taylor Arnod Shame
n a Jafray, Amos r. Emo, William ~ 90.
prs.,dent HYDE Of tho Equitable Lhe 49,,
society, President McCurdy. OF the No" ,, panb.
yKe: President williams, Oh INC .,naIpanh. John
President Tappen Of the Galiatin M .s rIam.rsev
Iacoh Astor Robert and Ogden Goeiet' tno hamoi'e.
' 49,. go many other large propety-owners Oh
r,.ar.v s,rned a protest against the scheme, " oo
s-.aed IN the Legislature. Mr.. Emo saad 'na' no
"a vet 10 learn Of tho first Broadway propo"' 49,
MO was not opposed to an elevated roaa On ' ns
strset: and no thought nero "oro s ~.tn,t "A
ser coat Of them could DO got to pro'es' a:ain.' ~
Thar. xas a general expression Of surprise az sn'
,-,nsnect Of tho passage Of such blu oy inc Loss
isture number of largo property -o"ner' sou We.
fAev had takon no interest In tho matter posu -
within twentyfour hours they had no io0a mn $50.
wss the least prospect Of the Legsiaturo " ,.. ~
sbly on this old scheme. George q. 10 r.n.r+v
-. ..r. ~ eA,banv by q number OF She proporS
ovpera had brought back word that on'.ss .van,s
..tson was taken there was danger Una. ' -.
MIGHT co through. Mr. DO VIII saiu 20. CO..
O,Frion formerly chairman OF the Dcno'"~ q,
s,nor mn uere actively at work In Oehan oi .ho
.sa.m. which led property owners to mink 'nao .uo
o,v.rnor was favorable to It; hence 'he suu''N
activity Of It's opponents. ,. .. ,,s
rx.Judrc Horace Russell, speaking In peha. VI ons
u.-~art estats and Of ex-Judge Hilton. easd'
- -, stoted at Albany that the properfy-owners
- q, savo, NJ the proposed road / undertake w say
80. the nropcrty OWL are almost NOT quioD.
unanimously opposed to It, i know Ver! NAM :,
tn property-owners, and not one VINO y III .
neh a road. Every one knows IL "0 -.
,v,sance attended with great diminution IN INC "
att
~ .hsv did not dream that there was any seloue
,sel,hood Of such bin going through inoy In" ~
tAeusht that tho provision In tho pni ia ie ,
,a,vsed railways passed some years aso'
rrevidng thai elevated railroad shoa.u ' a.. tS..
I, roadway or In Fifth-ave had setueo w u
a.. two streets should be exempt from suon
samcture Some Of the reasons why IL Is oppo
ar, that an elevated road with Its unoeasihs iaoA,
s,ooke and steam Is a nuisance anywhofc' 40 "0
\. a greater nuisance In Broadway than Ia oN"aV
- rs,ra-ova because Broadway Is twenty-five feet
,.rower which would bring the structure r'sn'
nm beside the houses. Nothing except the oAAe
s,s necessity could justify its construction even ~
tAsse streots whero 1t already exists broadway 10
TIE fine street Of New-York spienaa oaau a., az
nan erected OF great COST they are taxeo AZ al
Iten they can pay o 5nsk kept fully oocu,
RSs them eC and 0nS
esnt,ie business and with Offices of banks. Insurance
csmpaacs c,ssaniipess is absolutely necessary Tho
fnd Of tenants and the kind o. business Snas NV an
Rxoad
s sya Sy oshsr era j: that broadway property
can The " entre ' cost such railway notion
never sv sss Sq lS va sas been The
& business prosperity as exists IN Third ana that
ss: ono Nrnsnerfv Of those avenues to the
erection Of that structure 1t s not true hsnoss
Sessts of the second and third class, before any
hunt the there s, That ssoI part !: nj %ans
srSupisd by residences and quite dsnssy populated
Fsspss on tho east side of Fourth naturally 60
Of TSrsavs have for many done most Of
rts sh sRS sut On aVss
fssr small shopping. marketing etc, on SMv"sy" S
Ms s sss ses sny 80 eeysted road The
nrsual growth Of the city and the ncoa ss esyated
css ws P0 have mads Sixth and Third ayes fairly
prosperous business streets but they arc h c.yato
so,r rosd Only between Fourteenth and Twenty
ard SITS is sI th-ave exceptionally prosperous From
at to be eonsasd tSs the
has done great DIAL to develop Harlem 6nt canner
!ss. ne near stations that done ANYTHING w to
.oa1co the prosperity q rssSsred for injury BY
depreciation. But even assuming that o,d nsa "a
ssass Serens from these avenues Of the
business Is very different; the buiidngs are se,k
dens t tne 20 bo irrrevaby Injured by the
flsn Of such nuisance as an elevated railway In 'no
VI cannot subscribe to the notion that there ought
railway through every ,s street s,d IN mc has
rEht TO ruin and destroy my property because ne d,
such desperate hurry to e get d0 to ns p on thl
sbjcct The who have bought prop"rty t anS
paid for Il have some rights They haze Pa nsn
fsy heavy taxes because the property Is heavi,
:, +. STp ned On whoas most that
necessary and necessary TOR soPs.qIns mOr' 'n''
to sas rest. this old company 50 unexpectedly
rvsnrrectcd has DO not know But do know ina,
snendmcnt Of ia74 wa. passed prohibit ng the ,eg-
i,hur, from passing private and local lava granting
ANY on A 'sc a was to prevent such
legislation Ia now sought because experience hsd
sfsr Of the ,e CONSTITUTION ought to Ssve influence with
fAs Legislature. and the effort should be to obey anS
President Williams. OF tho chemical hank said
q am dead opposed to thl: project Broadway and md
bang continually Improved with high class Of build
iaEs To put an elevated road in such streets would
s Of S's1 s s"s you'd
oua H Ss e1.ndi or fst wasnsd and rcs'
s Il b one run Of to the esHs si' Station
would be Of Immense adyantage'
rss d as sS THAT sn ?:
ccntosr ssd al think It would s be too ss
.nst1Ic ia road Is built on Br9sdwa tho aco cit cit,
'p get fair value so sS the e. Ct sS
price for the franchise. the payment. TO Be made
ma ssss win rG IN Sa S &c ss needed
vice-nresld"n. Asxsnder r q the EQUITABLE III ~
esdedy opposed to elevated road on Broadway
II would he great injury to property"
vice-president Grannis. Of the Mutual Life, said
sPrcsident McCnrdv has signed protest to be for
vsred to the legislature ~ course, we are strone
opposed to such road There ought TO be NOR
rspid transit but not In way that would do NOR
great injury TO our Broadway property"
A. os r. Emo, speaking for the ownership OF tn
Fifth Avenue Hotel property and other property Of
Broadway. said: "Such road Broadway woul
Be great injury TO property and particularly TO hote
property I have yet to hear OF single Broadwa
pvperty-owner who favors this scheme. BESIDES
thcre can be no real rapid 'snsit with an clevate
road. The elevated roads In existence train
much slower than when they began: Even the